Firmware is neither a software nor a hardware.
It is very useful it.
it is a software which can over clock the hardware performance.
but only AMDs Recommend you to do,
Intels Says "It is on your own risk".
firmware: Firmware increases our pc's performance
e.g suppose we have old hardware like P4.
we want it to perform fast;
download it's firmware from Google("Firmware Of pentium 4 2.80 GHZ")
OR Intel.com(our hardware company)
& install it.
now enjoy!! Hi-speed performance!!
You can over clock the following hardwares;
Mother Board,Ram,processor.
What is Firmware?
25 February 2008